SpaceX Dragon in Orbit: CRS-2 Mission

SpaceX's Dragon space capsule is seen from a camera aboard its Falcon 9 rocket after separating from the booster following its March 1, 2013 launch toward…Read More »

the International Space Station on the second cargo mission for NASA. The spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 10:10 a.m. ET. Less «

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Dragon Capsule Seen From the International Space Station

Credit: Chris Hadfield (via Twitter as @Cmdr_Hadfield)

Commander Chris Hadfield, aboard the International Space Station, tweeted this photo on March 1, 2013, following the launch of SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule…Read More »

from Cape Canaveral, FL. He wrote: "Far behind us in the distance we spotted a Dragon roaring up through the clouds, coming to catch us. Amazing. pic.twitter.com/gRzR6cGGTg" Less «

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Falcon 9 Rocket's Powerful Engines Burning

Credit: NASA/Bill White

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket races into a cloudy sky over Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying a Dragon capsule…Read More »

filled with cargo to orbit. Launch was at 10:10 a.m. EST, March 1, 2013. Less «

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Flies Up to the Clouds

Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket makes its way to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying a Dragon capsule…Read More »

filled with cargo. Launch was at 10:10 a.m. EST, March 1, 2013. Less «

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Dragon Capsule Launches from Cape Canaveral

Credit: NASA

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:10 a.m. EST, March 1, 2013, carrying…Read More »

a Dragon capsule filled with cargo to orbit. The SpaceX Dragon capsule is making its third trip to the International Space Station, following a demonstration flight in May 2012 and the first resupply mission in October 2012. Less «

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Launches to International Space Station Wide Shot

Credit: SpaceX (via Facebook as SpaceX)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched the Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station on March 1, 2013, from Cape Canaveral, FL.

SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft With Solar Array Fairings in Hangar

Air Force Station, Fla. The spacecraft will launch on the upcoming SpaceX CRS-2 mission. Image released Jan. 15, 2013. Less «

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SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage Arrives at Cape Canaveral

Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

A truck carrying the first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket arrives at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 11, 2012.

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SpaceX and NASA Mission Patches

Credit: NASA/SpaceX

Both SpaceX (left) and NASA have designed mission patches for the second Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) flight to the International Space Station.

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